Vulnerability in Larry Wall Perl
CVE-2005-0448
Race condition in the rmtree function in File::Path.pm in Perl before 5.8.4 allows local users to create arbitrary setuid binaries in the tree being deleted, a different vulnerability than CVE-2004-0452.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 1.2 (Low). Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (32.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 32nd percentile — 32.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Larry Wall Perl — versions 5.8.0, 5.8.1, 5.8.3
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-696 (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/advisories/8704 (vendor-advisory)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-881.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/55314 (third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/18075 (third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/12767 (vdb-entry)
- distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/ (vendor-advisory)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10475 (signature, vdb-entry)
- fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA--.shtml (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2005-0448?
- CVE-2005-0448 is a vulnerability in Larry Wall Perl. Published 2005-05-02.
- Is CVE-2005-0448 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.